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3. This popular Christmas song was originally written by James Lord Pierpont for Thanksgiving and may have been inspired by sleigh races in Medford, Massachusetts (11 letters, 2 words)

6. This meteor shower is regarded as one of the best annual meteor showers and peaks on the night of December 13 this year (7 letters)

9. On December 10, 1869, this state became the first to grant women suffrage (7 letters)

10. This country sends a Christmas tree to Boston every year as part of a tradition of thanks (6 letters) 

11.  December is national Human Rights month, with Human Rights Day being celebrated on December ________ (5 letters)

12. This Walt, born on December 5, 1901, holds the record for the most Academy Awards won by a person (6 letters) 

13. This Apollo was launched on December 21, 1968, becoming the first manned mission to orbit the moon (5 letters)

14. This Rosa was arrested on December 1, 1955 after refusing to give up her seat to a white man on a segregated bus (5 letters)

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1. This Jane, born on December 16, 1775, is a celebrated English novelist with six primary novels (6 letters)

2. The Bill of Rights was ratified on December 15, 1791, with this state being the last to do so (8 letters)

4. December includes the shortest day of the year for the Northern hemisphere, which is known as the winter ________ (8 letters)

5. On December 17, 1903, this pair of brothers made the world’s first successful powered flight of a heavier-than-air aircraft (6 letters)

7. A ________ is a four-sided spinning top marked with Hebrew letters and spun in a game of chance (7 letters)

8. December 8 celebrates this well-loved chewy, chocolate-y dessert that is often eaten on its own or as part of a sundae (7 letters)

10. This drink, usually served hot and topped off with whipped cream and marshmallows, is celebrated on December 13 (5 letters)